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• May 10, 2021

  Region 4 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of May 10-16

  Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

• May 10, 2021

  Region 3 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of May 10-16

  Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

• May 10, 2021

  Region 2 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of May 10-16

  Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. 

• May 10, 2021

  Region 1 Office of Public Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinics for week of May 10-16

  Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. 

• May 10, 2021

  Health Department: COVID vaccine available at 1,492 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes

  Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

• May 06, 2021

  Emergency Order: Release and Termination of Emergency Order

  Termination of SHO Emergency Order concerning Commercial Body Art Facilities

• May 05, 2021

  Louisiana Department of Health reports sustained improvements in reducing maternal morbidity

  The LaPQC’s final report on Reducing Maternal Morbidity, issued today, shows that severe maternal morbidity among hemorrhage was reduced by nearly 35% and severe maternal morbidity among hypertension was reduced by almost 12%.

• May 03, 2021

  Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing for week of May 3-8

  No LANG-operated sites will be open in Region 3 (Houma-Thibodaux), Region 4 (Acadiana), Region 6 (Cenla), Region 7 (Northwest Louisiana) and Region 9 (North Shore).

• May 03, 2021

  Health Department: COVID vaccine available at 1,513 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes

  Residents requiring assistance can call the Bring Back Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 1-855-453-0774 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

• April 30, 2021

  Emergency Order: Nursing Facilities Visitation Update

  This emergency order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until further notice from the State Health Officer.

• April 29, 2021

  Health Department confirms two cases of the Brazil COVID-19 variant in Louisiana

  The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed the state’s first two identified cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as the Brazil P.1 variant.

• April 28, 2021

  Emergency Order: Face Covering Mandate for All Health Care Facilities Licensed by LDH

  This Emergency Order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect from 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, until further notice from the State Health Officer.